21 lessons for the 21st century yuval noah harari

What is happening right now? What are today’s greatest challenges and most important choices? What should we pay attention to? What should we teach our kids?” My focus is on current affairs and on the immediate future of human societies. As he says, “In this book I want to zoom in on the here and now. Those two books have sold over twelve million (!) copies and have been translated into over forty-five (!) languages. Then we covered his second book, Homo Deus, which “explored the long-term future of life, contemplating how humans might eventually become gods, and what the ultimate destiny of intelligence and consciousness might be.” We started with his first book, Sapiens, which “ surveyed the human past, examining how an insignificant ape became the ruler of planet Earth.”

in History from the University of Oxford and now lectures at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specializing in world history. Yuval Noah Harari is a brilliant thinker and author. ~ Yuval Noah Harari from 21 Lessons for the 21st Century They aim to stimulate further thinking and help readers participate in some of the major conversations of our time.” These lessons do not conclude with simple answers. Unlike Sapiens and Homo Deus, this book is intended not as a historical narrative but rather as a selection of lessons. Reality is composed of many threads, and this book tries to cover different aspects of our global predicament without claiming to be exhaustive. If this empowers even a handful of additional people to join the debate about the future of our species, I have done my job. This is unfair but who said history was fair?Īs a historian, I cannot give people food or clothes-but I can try to offer some clarity, thereby helping to level the global playing field. If the future of humanity is decided in your absence, because you are too busy feeding and clothing your kids, you and they will not be exempt from the consequences. Unfortunately, history does not give discounts. Most of us can’t afford the luxury of investigating, because we have more pressing things to do: we have to go to work, take care of the kids, or look after elderly parents. We might not even notice that a debate is going on, or what the key questions are. In theory, anybody can join the debate about the future of humanity, but it is so hard to maintain a clear vision. “In a world deluged by irrelevant information, clarity is power.

21 lessons for the 21st century yuval noah harari